Robotic manufacturing of the Model S at the Tesla Factory in Fremont, California

Tesla, Inc. operates plants worldwide for the manufacture of their products, including electric vehicles,[1] lithium-ion batteries, solar shingles, chargers, automobile parts, and manufacturing equipment and tools for its own factories. The following is a list of current, future and former facilities.[2]

Current production facilities

Name City Country Products Opened/
Acquired 		Employees Floor Area VIN Code [N 1] Comments
Tesla Fremont Factory Fremont, California  United States
2010 22,000[4] 5,500,000 sq ft (510,000 m2)[5] F[6] Former GM Fremont Assembly and Toyota/GM NUMMI plant.[7]
Tesla facilities in Tilburg Tilburg  Netherlands Automotive parts 2013 540[8] 1,688,217 sq ft (156,840.5 m2)[9] — Knock-down kit assembly site for Model S & X until 2021.[8][10] Location reconfigured to manufacture parts.
Tesla Lathrop Factory Lathrop, California  United States Automotive parts 2014 885,867 sq ft (82,299.7 m2)[5] — Former Chrysler parts distribution building.[11][5] Facility supports the Tesla Fremont Factory and hosts some suppliers.[12]
Tesla Kato Road Facility Fremont, California  United States
2015 506,409 sq ft (47,046.9 m2)[13] — Former SolarCity facility. 4680 battery "pilot factory" with annual capacity of 10 GWh.[14][15]
Tesla Tool and Die Factory Grand Rapids, Michigan  United States Tool and die casting equipment 2015 100[16] 176,606 sq ft (16,407.2 m2)[5] — Former Riviera Tool and Die factory.[5][17]
Gigafactory Nevada Storey County, Nevada  United States
2016 7,000 5,400,000 sq ft (500,000 m2) N[18] Annual battery capacity of up to 35 GWh.
Gigafactory New York Buffalo, New York  United States
2017 1,500[19] 1,200,000 sq ft (110,000 m2)[20] — Former SolarCity facility. Location serves as base for autopilot labeling.
Tesla Automation Prüm  Germany Manufacturing equipment 2017 800[21] — Former Grohmann Automation facility.[22]
Neutraubling 2017 100[23] — Former Grohmann Automation branch location.
Neuwied 2020 210[24] — Former Assembly & Test Europe factory.[25] Manufactures transmission and battery assembly lines.[24]
Tesla Brooklyn Park Brooklyn Park, Minnesota  United States Manufacturing equipment 2017 150[26] 70,400 sq ft (6,540 m2)[26] — Former Perbix Machine Company factory.[27]
Tesla Elgin Elgin, Illinois  United States Manufacturing equipment 2017 — Former Compass Automation factory. Produces automated assembly and inspection systems.[28]
Tesla Toronto Automation Richmond Hill, Ontario  Canada Battery manufacturing equipment 2019 150[29] — Former Hibar Systems facility.[30][29]
Markham, Ontario  Canada 2021 110,000 sq ft (10,000 m2)[31][32] — Former Hibar Systems branch location.
Gigafactory Shanghai Shanghai  China
  • Model 3
  • Model Y
 2019 20,000[33] 4,500,000 sq ft (418,000 m2)[5] C
Tesla Shanghai Supercharger Factory Shanghai  China Supercharger 2021 54,000 sq ft (5,000 m2)[34] — Annual production of 10,000 chargers.[35]
Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg Grünheide  Germany
  • Model Y
  • Lithium-ion batteries (future)
 2022[36] 10,000[37] 2,240,000 sq ft (208,000 m2) B
Gigafactory Texas Austin, Texas  United States
2022 20,000[38] 10,000,000 sq ft (930,000 m2)[39] A[6] Also serves as Tesla HQ.
Megafactory Lathrop, California  United States Megapack 2022 1,000[40] 440,538 sq ft (40,927.3 m2)[41] — Former JC Penney distribution center.[42][43]

Future production facilities

Name City Country Products Expected to Opened Employees Floor Area VIN Code Comments
Hayward facility Hayward, California  United States Automotive parts 2023 13,800 m2 (148,500 sq ft)[44] —
Fremont Battery Factory Fremont, California  United States Lithium-ion batteries 2023 20,000 m2 (210,000 sq ft)[45] — Supports Kato Road 4680 battery "pilot factory."
Tesla Lithium Refinery Robstown, Texas  United States
  • Battery-grade lithium hydroxide
 2024 250[46] — Estimated annual material capacity for 50 GWh of batteries.[47]
Tesla Shanghai Megafactory Shanghai  China Megapack 2024 — Estimated annual production of 10,000 Megapacks.[48]
Gigafactory Mexico Monterrey, Nuevo Leon  Mexico Next-gen vehicle 2026 10,000[49] —

Former production facilities

Name City Country Products In use Employees VIN Code Comments
Tesla Menlo Park Factory Menlo Park, California  United States Roadster (1st gen) 2008–2012 1[50] Former Chevrolet dealership.[51] Final assembly of gliders manufactured at Lotus Cars in Hethel.[52][53] Location closed and converted to mixed-used development.[54]
Lotus Cars Hethel, Norfolk  United Kingdom Roadster (1st gen) 2008–2012 N/A 3[55] Built gliders under contract for assembly in Menlo Park, complete assembly of vehicles for European distribution.
Tesla Palo Alto Facility Palo Alto, California  United States
2010–2016 650[57] P[58] Initial Model S cars built at the facility in 2010.[56] From 2010 to 2016, supplied powertrains for Tesla and other automakers.[57] Location served as Tesla HQ from 2010 to 2021.[59] Location remains active for other uses.

Note: Maxwell Technologies was acquired by Tesla in 2019 for their battery technology.[60] Maxwell continued to operate as subsidiary until 2021.[61] Due to the short holding time and no known products produced under Tesla, their production facilities are not listed above.

Notes

  1. ^ The eleventh character of the vehicle identification number (VIN) indicates the factory the car has been built in. "R" in the eleventh character of the VIN denotes a "Research" vehicle with no specific factory.[3]

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